. >> a lot of long stairs and nervous looks for u.s. senator ben cardin at a town hall style meeting for employees at the social security administration headquarters in woodlawn monday. most were concerned about being furloughed. >> we have had some assurance that it probably will not have a furlough. >> according to the white house, if congress does not work out a deal on the federal budget by friday, maryland stands to get hit in five main areas including military and law enforcement, education, public health, job training and child care, and the environment. >> people work for the federal government work for agencies that have no choice but to either lay people off or use the furlough process. that is going to happen. >> the center feels that a deal will not come by friday, but furloughs and job losses could take at least a month, giving lawmakers a little more time. possible cuts for maryland are among the harshest in the country, including 46,000 dot employees who could be furloughed and cuts for primary and secondary education, a